Reports of a man overboard from mv Hamnavoe as the ferry made its way to Scrabster this morning turned out to be a false ...

Police in Kirkwall are appealing for information in relation to a break-in at the Co-op Food on Albert Street. Officers say ...

Orkney’s 15 per cent council tax rise is set to feature on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon. Council leader ...

Workers at Scottish Water will take strike action after pay talks collapsed. The action is being taken by members of the GMB union, with a walk out planned for later this month while more disruptive ...

March 12, 2025 at 4:01 pm Holly Child and Adam Robinson with son Jaxon, who has a series of serious heart complications and defects. (Orkney Photographic) The parents of a seriously ill baby boy have ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page, we reveal that one of Scotland’s leading lawyers is looking into questions raised by The Orcadian about the ...

March 12, 2025 at 10:40 am Michael Ross was convicted for the murder in 2008 and his appeal was rejected in 2012. (Spindrift Photo Agency) The Orcadian has uncovered new information which raises ...

Police are seeking any witnesses to an incident when a tyre was slashed at the start of this month. Officers at Kirkwall Police Station are investigating the alleged instance of vandalism, whereby the ...